The Old Rectory Old Rectory Gardens Stanton IP31 2BX
Approved on 5 October 2018
Council decision: Approve applicationDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
TPO078(1966) and TPO142(1990) - Tree Preservation Order - (i) 1no. Beech (A1 on order) - reduce large over extended limb by up to 1.5 metres; (ii) Conifer hedge (A1 on order) - fell; (iii) 1no. Eucalyptus, 1no. Copper Beech, 1no. Sycamore and 1no. Beech (G2 and A1 on order) - lift crown to 5.4 metres and pull back limbs by up to 0.5 metres growing towards houses
- Received
- 24 July 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- West Suffolk Council
- Ward
- Stanton
- ReceivedReceived24 Jul
- ValidatedValidated13 Aug
- Consult.Consultation14 Sep
- TargetTarget Date8 Oct
- DecidedDecided5 Oct
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Old Rectory Gardens Stanton IP31 2BX. West Suffolk has handled 1,375 applications of this type. This one was decided in 73 days, 2 weeks longer than West Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Stanton. We hold 1,716 applications in total for the IP31 postcode area.
98% of trees applications at West Suffolk Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- IP31 2BX
- Application type
- Works to TPO's
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Stanton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 August 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 14 September 2018
- Consultation start
- 15 August 2018
- Consultation end
- 14 September 2018
- Neighbour consultation end
- 5 September 2018
- Target decision date
- 8 October 2018
- Permission expires
- 1 May 2021
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 2 Queach farm cottages Great Barton Bury st Edmunds IP312PY Suffolk
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Planning Portal ID
- PP-07151609
- Documents
- 6
- Constraints
- 14
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.
Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
3 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 20209 Jul
TPO 078(1966) Tree Preservation Order - 1no. Robinia (T1 on plan, within A1 on order) - pollard
ApprovedWorks to TPO'sDC/20/1134/TPO - 201913 Mar
TPO 078 (1966) Tree Preservation Order - works to trees
ApprovedWorks to TPO'sDC/19/0452/TPO - 20123 Dec
TPO78(1966)9 - Tree Preservation Order ApplicationYew tree overhanging Pine Lodge (within area A1 on Order)…
ApprovedWorks to TPO'sSE/12/1622/TPO
Source: West Suffolk
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